Current Headlines

1. Breaking Bank$ With Brett King To Broadcast Live At Mobile Payments Conference 2017
   6/28/2017

   Mobile Marketing & Technology Magazine today announced that Brett King, host of BREAKING BANK$, the First Global Fintech Podcast, will broadcast live from the 2017 Mobile Payments Conference (MPC), being held August 28 – 30, 2017, at the Swissotel in Chicago, Illinois.

2. Retailers Support Confirmation Of Second NLRB Nominee
   6/27/2017

   The National Retail Federation recently offered support for William Emanuel, President Trump’s latest nominee for the National Labor Relations Board, and urged the Senate to swiftly confirm both Emanuel and Trump’s earlier nominee, Marvin Kaplan

3. Focus On New Ways Of Shopping Keeps Biggest Retailers Big, According To STORES Magazine Top 100 List
   6/26/2017

   The nation’s largest retailers have held onto their top spots by focusing on value and embracing new ways consumers are shopping, according to the annual Top 100 Retailers list released recently by the National Retail Federation’s STORES Magazine and Kantar Retail.

4. NRF PROTECT To Honor Law Enforcement, Loss Prevention Experts
   6/26/2017

   Three members of the law enforcement and retail loss prevention community will be honored this week during the National Retail Federation’s NRF PROTECT conference in Washington.

5. Chico’s FAS Partners With First Insight
   6/22/2017

   First Insight, Inc., a technology company transforming how leading retailers make product investment and pricing decisions, and Chico’s FAS, Inc., a leading specialty retailer in the U.S. whose brands include Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma, recently announced a partnership agreement

6. Office Depot, Inc. Partners With Centriq Technology On Asset Management Platform
   6/22/2017

   Office Depot, Inc., a leading provider of office products, services, and solutions, announced it is entering into an exclusive licensing agreement with Centriq Technology, Inc., to develop a unique business application utilizing their award-winning asset management platform.

7. NRF/University Of Florida Survey Says Retail Shrink Increased To $48.9B In 2016
   6/22/2017

   Thefts from retailers and other inventory “shrink” grew to $48.9B in 2016 from $45.2B the year before even as budget constraints left retail security budgets flat or declining, according to the annual National Retail Security Survey released today by the National Retail Federation and the University of Florida.

8. Diversified Restaurant Group Picks Delaget For Payroll And Accounting Services
   6/21/2017

   Diversified Restaurant Group, LLC, a restaurant group that manages 150 Taco Bell restaurants in Northern California and Nevada, today announced a new payroll and accounting partnership with Delaget, LLC, a QSR leader in helping franchises run more effective operations with loss prevention, analytics, reporting, and payroll solutions.

9. BigCommerce Announces 2017 Design Award Winners
   6/20/2017

   BigCommerce, the leading ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, recently announced the winners of the 2017 BigCommerce Design Awards, an international contest recognizing excellence in ecommerce design

10. Periscope By McKinsey And Nielsen Establish Alliance To Advance Marketing And Sales Decision Making; Bridging Audience And Retail Measurement Analytics
    6/20/2017

    Periscope By McKinsey and Nielsen announced recently an important alliance through Nielsen’s Connected Partner program.